CVE-2021-38576
Publication date 3 January 2022
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
A BIOS bug in firmware for a particular PC model leaves the Platform authorization value empty. This can be used to permanently brick the TPM in multiple ways, as well as to non-permanently DoS the system.
Why is this CVE low priority?
edk2 package can't be bricked like real hardware
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
edk2 | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
|
24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |